"Mm, that Headmaster's betrayal alone was enough to turn the world upside down."
Kuize explained to Ye Chen with a serious expression.
"Since the Hunter Corps was officially established, excluding the ten of you now, a total of thirty-two Apex Hunters have taken office in the past."
"And back when I was still one of the Apex Hunters, before I became Corps Commander..."
"Among our very first generation of Apex Hunters alone, two traitors eventually emerged."
At this, Ye Chen's eyes subtly changed, and his heartbeat began to race.
"One was the Headmaster of the Delight Theater I mentioned just now, the former third-ranked Apex Hunter—Mikun."
Looking at Ye Chen, Kuize calmly revealed the truth.
"The other was the former first-ranked Apex Hunter—Serfoshe, a figure buried in the Hunter Corps' history, who left us both outstanding contributions and devastating losses."
As that familiar yet distant name reached Ye Chen's ears, his heart immediately churned like a storm-tossed sea, filled with a tangled mix of emotions.
Kuize took a sip of hot tea. He had no intention of going into detail about the latter, instead continuing with the original topic.
"Within just one generation of Apex Hunters, two traitors emerged one after another, each causing incalculable harm to the world through their own strength alone..."
"Heh, what an ironic and laughable outcome. However, after I became Corps Commander, such terrible incidents never happened again."
"Ye Chen, do you know why?"
Ye Chen answered in a low voice:
"Because you used the Soul Commandments in the past to bind every generation of Apex Hunters that followed, just as you bind us now. That completely erased the possibility of any generation of Apex Hunters betraying the Hunter Corps."
Kuize nodded serenely.
"That's right. Exactly so."
"Precisely because I was once an Apex